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Bank Info for NB Charter 1656 (1866 - 1891)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wilmington, NC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1866-1886 Asa K. Walker Edwin E. Burruss
1887-1887 H. M. Bowden Edwin E. Burruss
1888-1890 H. M. Bowden George Chadbourn
1891-1891 H. M. Bowden B. F. Hall
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1510
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 4298
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1164
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1368
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 29, 1866
  • Chartered Jul 25, 1866
  • Consolidated with Dawson Bank Nov 1879
  • Receivership Dec 21, 1891
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: Special: "This Bank stipulates to waive all right to circulation under the Act of Congress approved June 3, 1864 limiting the amount of ational Currency to $300,000,000".
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1866) $124,414
High Bal (1883) $1,083,453
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1867) $5,000
High Bal (1873) $162,000
Total Out (1891) $44,990
# Large Notes 33,360
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 33,360
$ Large Size $371,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $371,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1866 $124,413.71 $0.00
Oct-07-1867 $291,476.03 $5,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $303,737.39 $30,100.00
Oct-09-1869 $377,661.23 $30,100.00
Oct-08-1870 $365,067.60 $30,100.00
Oct-02-1871 $554,848.21 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $725,441.67 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $894,971.80 $162,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $706,148.37 $162,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $685,913.15 $161,990.00
Oct-02-1876 $636,981.36 $71,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $670,045.38 $71,990.00
Oct-01-1878 $816,158.96 $44,990.00
Oct-02-1879 $815,166.39 $44,990.00
Oct-01-1880 $892,369.20 $44,990.00
Oct-01-1881 $999,991.15 $44,990.00
Oct-03-1882 $958,061.73 $44,990.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,083,452.79 $44,990.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,065,557.40 $44,990.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,020,137.84 $44,990.00
Oct-07-1886 $906,398.02 $44,990.00
Oct-05-1887 $961,906.56 $44,990.00
Oct-04-1888 $996,379.15 $44,990.00
Sep-30-1889 $989,034.34 $44,990.00
Oct-02-1890 $931,307.80 $44,990.00
Sep-25-1891 $905,031.39 $44,990.00

 

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